Romeo and Juliet Mastery Activity Planning Guide
Essential Question(s): What is Shakespeare telling us and how does he say it?
Step One: Generate Ideas
Read through scene together and discuss:
What is the scene about? (plot and character development):
What is Shakespeare telling us in this scene (themes):
What is unique or interesting in the way he tells us (language & literary technique):
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_____ irony _____ strong diction _____ oxymoron _____ other:__________
Step Two: Create Lesson Plan
What do we want the class to understand or do better by the end of our lesson?
Plot/Character Development:
Theme:
Language/Literary Technique:
How
will we get them to those goals? (Lesson Plan goes here – include times)
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How will we know if they learned our lessons?
Step Three: Practice Scenes, Gather Materials, Assign Responsibilities, Practice
and Time Lesson
List materials needed here; check them off as you get them:
List Group Members here & what his/her responsibilities are:
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Explain your poster here:
Practice Your Scenes & Lesson – get times down.
Who will fill in if we have absences?
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